Rejection is not the end of the world. As a writer, you must grow a thick skin and get used to rejection. Keep submitting. If none of the journals accept your haiku, then perhaps it’s time to put it aside, rewrite it or write something new.

Writing a daily haiku is good discipline but it can be difficult to achieve without exterior motivation. If you don’t have a haiku master to motivate you, you should join NaHaiWriMo. During the National Haiku Writing Month (an event founded by Michael Dylan Welch), you are invited to write one haiku a day for a month. The event takes place in February, but some poets continue writing a daily haiku all year long.